Jenise Miller

BIO

Jenise Miller is the daughter of Panamanian immigrants and great-granddaughter of workers who built the Panama Canal. She is inspired to write poetry about growing up in Watts and Compton and in the small community of Black Panamanians in Los Angeles. She holds a B.A. in Sociology and Black Studies and an M.A. in Urban Planning and has participated in the South Central Los Angeles-based DSTL Arts community writing workshops. She lives with her husband and two daughters in Compton.